Anne Hathaway, 2013
Anne Hathaway’s best supporting actress win for Les Miserables was nearly overshadowed by the chatter about her pink Prada dress and its unfortunate bustline darts that emphasized her nipples. Social media quickly dubbed the gown Les Nipperables.

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The Academy Awards are filled with fashion miscues. As we wait to see what Sunday’s red carpet brings us, here’s a look at the Oscars' most memorable fashion fails.

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Bjork, 2001
No discussion of Oscar’s worst styles can take place without a mention of Icelandic artist Bjork’s swan dress, and rightly so. Bjork herself gave critics more to discuss when she mimicked laying an egg on the red carpet. The swan dress, created by Macedonian designer Marjan Pejoski, was roundly mocked afterwards – and forevermore, really – as the ultimate fashion disaster.

Angelina Jolie, 2000
Angelina Jolie is usually glamour personified, but she’s had her share of duds. In 2000, Jolie (shown with brother James Haven) went all Morticia Addams in a shapeless black Versace thingy, which she accessorized with a jet-black ’do. Later that evening, however, the drab ensemble was brightened considerably by the shine off the best supporting actress Oscar that Jolie won for her role in Girl, Interrupted.

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Angelina Jolie, 2012
In 2012, Angelina Jolie captured attention again, this time because she wouldn’t stop positioning her right leg so it emerged just so from her Atelier Versace gown. Almost at the speed of sound, Angelina’s right leg became an Internet meme, and was Photoshopped into numerous famous photos. And needless to say, Angelina's Right Leg also acquired its own Twitter account.

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Cate Blanchett, 2011
Cate Blanchett’s gown drew a mixed reaction; some thought the actress looked elegant in her lilac Givenchy gown while others thought it looked like there was a big round hole missing from the front of her dress.

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Lauren Hutton, 2006
Lauren Hutton impressed from the waist up in an Yves Saint Laurent tuxedo – but from the waist down, her cropped pant (with pompoms!) and tasseled sporran provided the 2006 red carpet with its WTH moment.

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Sophia Loren, 2009
Sophia Loren appears overwhelmed by the organza ruffles of her Armani Prive gown. And what an unflattering shade of yellow.

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Sarah Jessica Parker, 2010
It’s difficult to look unattractive in Chanel, we're guessing, but SJP did it in this ill-fitting wrinkly gown. Compounding the faux pas, she chose a colour that made her look sallow.

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Whoopi Goldberg, 1993
It’s a gown! No wait, it’s not! It’s tough to know what look Whoopi Goldberg was aiming for, but it’s safe to say that her garish ensemble was a fashion flop.

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Cameron Diaz, 2002
Cameron Diaz explained her floral print Emanuel Ungaro dress thusly and unironically to People: “I wanted to wear something I felt casual and myself in. I feel like I just got out of bed and threw it on.”

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Cher, 1986
Cher has worn many a jaw-dropper to the Oscars, but this outlandish Bob Mackie design took the cake. “As you can see,” Cher quipped, “I did receive my Academy booklet on how to dress like a serious actress.”

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Penelope Cruz, 2007
Penelope Cruz’s blush-coloured Atelier Versace gown drew mixed reactions from fashion critics; those who loathed it almost universally pointed to the bottom half’s shredded-tissue effect as being the culprit.

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Charlize Theron, 2006
Charlize Theron’s satin gown, by John Galliano for Dior Couture, had too much bow, too many unnecessary swaths of fabric, too much everything.

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Jessica Biel, 2009
On the subject of bows, it seems that less is more: Jessica Biel’s ivory Prada gown, with its big swoopy bow, was a miss.

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Charlize Theron, 2011
Charlize Theron scores a second mention: She could have been a vision in Dior – except for those two giant rosettes oddly placed across her bosom.

Diablo Cody, 2008
She won a best original screenplay Oscar for Juno, but Diablo Cody’s Dior outfit – including a last-minute decision to wear flat shoes, making her hemline drag – was panned for its Pebbles Flintstone vibe.

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Jennifer Hudson, 2007
Jennifer Hudson’s metallic space-agey bolero drew tsks and jibes about the mother ship. Hudson later had the last laugh when she won the best supporting actress Oscar for her role in Dreamgirls.

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Robin Williams, 2005
It’s tough to go wrong when you’re a guy, but Robin Williams managed to do it with a pink shirt, baggy coat and minuscule bowtie.

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Dennis Rodman, 1997
Dennis Rodman’s outfit, which his date Vivica A. Fox said was inspired by the Mad Hatter, was universally derided.